United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-04-13 article Notices D09002ee1c79d337e D09002ee1c79d342e United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency To address industry concerns about all crashes being used in the Agency's Safety Measurement System (SMS), since May 2020 FMCSA has been operating the Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). This program reviews 16 specific crash types and modifies information in the SMS to distinguish not preventable crashes. The existing program was an expansion of the Agency's previous demonstration program that reviewed eight specific crash types. Through the incorporation of this information into SMS, FMCSA is better positioned to identify unsafe carrier and driver behaviors and prioritize carriers for interventions, by excluding not preventable crashes when calculating a motor carrier's Crash Indicator Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Category measure and percentile Based on the Agency's experiences with the crash types and its reviews of crash eligibility, FMCSA proposes modifying existing crash types to broaden eligibility, removing the distinction between direct and indirect strikes, and differentiating some types for improved reporting and use of the data to identify ways to reduce crashes involving non-motorists, in alignment with the Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategies at www.transportation.gov/NRSS. In addition, FMCSA proposes that four new crash types be included in the program. FMCSA seeks comments on these proposed changes. FMCSA will respond to comments it receives on the proposal and announce the start of the updated CPDP through a subsequent Federal Register notice. 88 FR 22518 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-04-13/2023-07818 2023-07818 fr13ap23-114 4910-EX-P Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0233 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-04-13/2023-07818 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-13/html/2023-07818.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-13/pdf/2023-07818.pdf 6 p. 22518 22523 88 FR 22518 Crash Preventability Determination Program; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue NOTICE 2023-07818 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2023-06-12 Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0233 4910-EX-P 2023-07818 Notice and request for comments.

To address industry concerns about all crashes being used in the Agency's Safety Measurement System (SMS), since May 2020 FMCSA has been operating the Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). This program reviews 16 specific crash types and modifies information in the SMS to distinguish not preventable crashes. The existing program was an expansion of the Agency's previous demonstration program that reviewed eight specific crash types. Through the incorporation of this information into SMS, FMCSA is better positioned to identify unsafe carrier and driver behaviors and prioritize carriers for interventions, by excluding not preventable crashes when calculating a motor carrier's Crash Indicator Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Category measure and percentile Based on the Agency's experiences with the crash types and its reviews of crash eligibility, FMCSA proposes modifying existing crash types to broaden eligibility, removing the distinction between direct and indirect strikes, and differentiating some types for improved reporting and use of the data to identify ways to reduce crashes involving non-motorists, in alignment with the Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategies at www.transportation.gov/NRSS. In addition, FMCSA proposes that four new crash types be included in the program. FMCSA seeks comments on these proposed changes. FMCSA will respond to comments it receives on the proposal and announce the start of the updated CPDP through a subsequent Federal Register notice.

Comments must be received on or before June 12, 2023. Mr. Catterson Oh, Compliance Division, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366- 6160; Catterson.Oh@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826. Crash Preventability Determination Program, Catterson.Oh@dot.gov https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/drug-alcohol-testing-program https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-17/pdf/E8-785.pdf https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0233/document www.fmcsa.dot.gov/crash-preventability-determination-program www.regulations.gov www.transportation.gov/NRSS Vol. 88, no. 71 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-04-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 546 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-04-13 P0b002ee1bd431865 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ap23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-04-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-13/pdf/FR-2023-04-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-13/xml/FR-2023-04-13.xml fdlp 22351 22891 DGPO 2023-04-13 2024-05-29 FR-2023-04-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-04-13 88 71